Zacks Research Issues Negative Outlook for Terex Earnings

Terex Co. (NYSE:TEX) – Research analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Terex in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, April 8th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now anticipates that the industrial products company will earn $1.51 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.54. The consensus estimate for Terex’s current full-year earnings is $4.83 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Terex’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.59 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.67 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.66 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.78 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.76 EPS.

Terex (NYSE:TEX) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The industrial products company reported $0.77 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.76 by $0.01. Terex had a net margin of 6.54% and a return on equity of 21.99%. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.88 earnings per share.

TEX has been the topic of a number of other reports. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Terex from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Citigroup decreased their price target on shares of Terex from $45.00 to $36.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday. Barclays lowered their target price on Terex from $60.00 to $52.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, February 10th. UBS Group cut Terex from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and reduced their price target for the stock from $49.00 to $32.00 in a research note on Monday. Finally, Evercore ISI dropped their target price on shares of Terex from $63.00 to $59.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 19th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $48.44.

Terex Price Performance

Shares of TEX stock opened at $36.75 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.41, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a current ratio of 2.16. The firm has a market cap of $2.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.41, a P/E/G ratio of 4.53 and a beta of 1.40. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $40.92 and its 200-day moving average price is $47.37. Terex has a fifty-two week low of $31.53 and a fifty-two week high of $68.08.

Terex Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 19th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 7th were paid a dividend of $0.17 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 7th. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.85%. Terex’s dividend payout ratio is currently 13.71%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Andra Rush purchased 1,325 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 4th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $36.96 per share, for a total transaction of $48,972.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director now directly owns 23,308 shares in the company, valued at $861,463.68. This represents a 6.03 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 1.90% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Terex

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. FMR LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Terex by 17.0% during the fourth quarter. FMR LLC now owns 8,782,287 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $405,917,000 after purchasing an additional 1,272,920 shares in the last quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in Terex by 94.8% during the 4th quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,150,673 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $99,404,000 after acquiring an additional 1,046,600 shares during the period. First Trust Advisors LP lifted its stake in Terex by 43.2% during the 4th quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 1,930,923 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $89,247,000 after acquiring an additional 582,819 shares during the period. Fisher Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Terex by 2.3% during the 4th quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 1,890,625 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $87,385,000 after acquiring an additional 41,685 shares during the last quarter. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. grew its stake in shares of Terex by 8.4% in the fourth quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,741,206 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $80,479,000 after acquiring an additional 135,286 shares during the period. 92.88% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Terex

Terex Corporation manufactures and sells aerial work platforms and materials processing machinery worldwide. It operates in two segments, Materials Processing (MP) and Aerial Work Platforms (AWP). The MP segment designs, manufactures, services, and markets materials processing and specialty equipment, includes crushers, washing systems, screens, trommels, apron feeders, material handlers, pick and carry cranes, rough terrain cranes, tower cranes, wood processing, biomass and recycling equipment, concrete mixer trucks and concrete pavers, conveyors, and related components and replacement parts under the Terex, Powerscreen, Fuchs, EvoQuip, Canica, Cedarapids, CBI, Simplicity, Franna, Terex Ecotec, Finlay, ProAll, ZenRobotics, Terex Washing Systems, Terex MPS, Terex Jaques, Terex Advance, ProStack, Terex Bid-Well, MDS, and Terex Recycling Systems brands.